How to communicate between two programs

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2 total messages Started by Skelter Sat, 23 Jan 1993 20:55

#3571

Author: Skelter
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 20:55

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How would you allow two programs to actively communicate with
each other like you were going to write a program that was a game
server and another that was a client.

-s

Re: How to communicate between two programs

#3656

Author: Jim Kunzman
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 04:01

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According to css0860@sigma.tamu.edu (Skelter):
>How would you allow two programs to actively communicate with
>each other like you were going to write a program that was a game
>server and another that was a client.
>
>-s
>

You have several choices with OS/2, but I would probably use named
pipes.  For an excellent book on implementing same, see _Client/Server
Programming with OS/2 2.0_ by Robert Orfali and Dan Harkey, VNR Computer
Library Press.  I wrote a client/server app under OS/2 1.1 a few years
ago which used named pipes and it was fairly painless (even without the
above book).  You could also used shared memory and semaphores or message
queues, but named pipes are really easy and you can even use them across
a Netware or LAN Manager network.  Now that portable Netware is available
for some UNIXen, you can even run named pipes to UNIX servers, e.g. AIX!
Good luck with your C/S application.
-- 
Jim Kunzman at Teltronics/TCT     <jim@tct.uucp>, <uunet!pdn!tct!jim>
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